New study: Quit-vaping program This is Quitting also helps prevent young e-cigarette users from smoking

Use of a text message quit vaping program is linked with not only helping young adults successfully quit e-cigarettes, but preventing the use of combustible tobacco products like cigarettes, cigars, and little cigars/cigarillos, according to a new Truth Initiative study published in Preventive Medicine.

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Smoking and health care costs: How soon after quitting do companies see savings?

The cost of smoking for employers is cited as $6,000 extra per tobacco user per year compared to a non-smoker, so what happens to an employer’s health care savings when someone quits smoking? The EX Program shares the immediate and long-term benefits.

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This week in tobacco policy news

Bangor, Maine – The city council passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale, display, marketing, and advertising of flavored tobacco products, which will take effect January 1, 2023.
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